The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-12

The bridge over the run near Ste
lphen G. Magraw's tenant house il
the 9Th district was washed away By
one of the recent floods and the roads
much damaged by the heavy rain, all
through the district.
Jas. Wiley while assisting to teal
down an old building last week was
caught by the falling timbers, and
sustained fracture of the left shout
tder, and severe internal injuries. DIR.
! Dare attended the injured man.
A quiet "prizo fight" came off nea,
Charlestown two weeks since, be-
tween a couple Of Wilmington slug
| gers, Tom Clark and Charley Near
| thy.
Now is the time to buy Parasole
At f. r. Buffington's.
Former price. Present price.
$500 $500
800 2.25
2.50 200
All others reduced in proportion.
A pavilion is to be erected in the
Elkton Cemetery for the accommo.
dation. of those who may go there tt
await the arrival of funerals. The
Democrat suggests a guard to keep
Young ladies from plucking the flow
ere that have been planted on the
graves. 1t is plain that Democra:
editor has lost all of his gallantry.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany of Cecil county held their an.
nual election on Saturday last and
reelected the old board. F. A Ellis
Secretary and Treasury, J. Tome
President. Directors, Jacob Tome,
| Barclay Reynolds, Nm. NJ. Knight
Clinton Mccullough, Thos. Drennen.
| +. Vanarsdale, j. Steel, R. L. Thorn
as and Jno. Perkins.
The printing firm of James &
Webb, of Wilmington, Del, has sus.
pended. This was the largest print
ing firm in Wilmington. The assets
will more than cover the liabilities
The suspension was voluntary, the
pressure of the times and low prices
Of printing being given as the cause
The prices paid employees outweigh.
ing the receipts for work.
Do not fail to secure a share of the
Prints for fall wear at { their market
value, two full cases of which have
been placed on the bargain counter
at K. r. Buff1ngton's.
The shrill whistle of the canning
houses now pierce the morning air.
calling men, women and children to
| 'he busy scene, where husking, cut.
ting, packing the milky grain in the
little cans are going on. The cans
are then closed by the solderers and
placed in steam bath for forty min;
utes, which processes o. cooks the
corn sufficiently to preserve the con.
tents, which 10 distributed to the
-four corners of the earth"
Haines & Garyin have completed
the contract of putting in a Climax
/ windmill for E. r. Burlington, with
1900 feet of pipe which conveys the
water from the mill or rather wind
engine (Which is over a strong spring
in the meadow, to the house and
/ store, raising it Is feet to a tank in
the third story. From this tank the
house and store are supplied, with a
in the yard where hose can
be attached to water the flowers and
grass in dry weather.
DR.. String's celebrated "Tricora"
glove fitting Corsets added to the
stock at E. r. Butfington's.
I DR.. James L. Bryan of Cambridge
dorchester county, has been elected
Epresident of the Maryland Agricul
lural College, to succeed J. Augus-
tine Smith, who resigned about d
IN onth ago. Thomas N. Conrad, for
merly president of the Virginia Ag
ricultural College at Blacksburg.
was elected professor, of agriculture
DR.. Bryan received all the votes ex
cept one. He is the school examiner
of Dorchester county. We wonder
liz this change of ofipers will mend
matters at that so-called College
Smith Was hard man to freeze out
hut it appears he was forced to re-
sign. We trust that the Legislature
will overhaul the College and estab
lish a real Agricultural School in the
State as well rs an Agricultural Sta
ton.
| 1t is early to talk about heavy WOO
jerseys but We have already purchas
ed lot which We consider very
cheap. do not forget them in season
&. r. Burlington.
| Mr.. Geo. S. Fox, our entsrprisine
lightning rod man has been kept
busy recently putting up rods in
Cecil, Lancaster and Chester counties
The recent storms which have caused
| the destruction of n numher Of harms